West Hempstead student Adin Moskowitz has used his own experience as motivation for success. Living with Type 1 diabetes, he has made the most of his knowledge of electronics and engineering with …
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By Kyle Chin
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7/21/22
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With school looking a bit different this year, teachers and administrators from the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County in West Hempstead took part in a training program to better address the social and …
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By Nakeem Grant
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10/1/20
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As teachers face the possibility of beginning a new school year in virtual classrooms and once again dealing with the challenges of distance learning, nearly 100 teachers from Jewish schools in New …
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By Nakeem Grant
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8/7/20
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When Passover officially begins on April 14 this year, Ann Koffsky, 42, a West Hempstead-based illustrator and writer, hopes that plenty of young children will learn about the holiday’s …
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By Emily Webb
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4/8/14
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A Far Rockaway rabbi who once taught at a religion school in West Hempstead has been charged with sexually abusing a young boy from late 2009 to mid-2010.
Nassau County Police arrested Gary …
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By Emily Webb
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10/18/13
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As if preparing for her bas mitzvah, finishing her summer homework, and getting ready for Yom Tov, wasn’t already keeping her busy, Estee Ackerman, 11, of West Hempstead, played tennis champion and …
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9/3/13
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Estee Ackerman, a sixth grader at the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County in West Hempstead, won the silver medal at the 2012 U.S. Nationals Table Tennis Championships in the under 1700 rating event …
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1/4/13
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Baseball, barbecues and fireworks are how many celebrate the July 4 holiday. But for 12-year-old Akiva Ackerman, it meant traveling to Milwaukee to compete in the 2011 U.S. Open Table Tennis …
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7/20/11
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On a recent afternoon, ping pong balls rocketed back and forth at the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County elementary school in West Hempstead. For the past eight weeks, HANC students ranging from the …
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By Ariel Rosenbloom
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6/1/11
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